176 THE GROUNDS WELL. 



spirit of our beautiful and elevating Ritual. We also get acquainted 

 with each other. As a people, we pay too little regard to the so 

 cial and fraternal element in society. There are, perhaps, reasons 

 why this is so, growing out of our earnest practical life in develop 

 ing a new country, but it is none the less true that our happiness 

 and well-being would be better promoted by cultivating more fully 

 our social natures. 



After the organizing period has passed, we come to the business 

 or material phase of our work. Here we need to be governed by a 

 large and enlightened wisdom. We are suffering from the oppression 

 of corporations. Manufacturers combine against us, and, owing to 

 circumstances by which we are surrounded, we, perhaps, do not un 

 derstand, at present, just the best and most business-like method of 

 remedying the evil. We need, then, to carefully study and mature 

 our plans before we begin to act. We talk over among ourselves 

 what we desire to do, and compare opinions as to the best methods 

 of arriving at results. Having perfected our plans, we should be 

 more than careful that we carry out in good faith, and in a business 

 like way, all agreements and contracts. 



State Seal of Missouri. 



CONSTITUTION OF STATE GRANGES. 



The following is stated, by authority, to be among the 

 most perfect of the Constitutions of the State Granges, 

 especially those articles (III and XXIII) entitled &quot;Leg 

 islative &quot; and &quot; Councils : &quot; 



CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE GRANGE OF MISSOURI. 

 ARTICLE I. This Grange shall be known as the Missouri State 

 Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry. 



ARTICLE II. Members. The members of the State Grange shall 

 be composed of Masters of Subordinate Granges and their wives, 

 who are Matrons. Past Masters and their wives, who are Matrons, 

 are honorary members, and shall be eligible to hold office, but not 

 entitled to vote. 



